Living Healthy Workshops at PMC

Parrish Medical Center (PMC) will continue to offer Living Healthy
workshops in 2011. Living Healthy is a Chronic Disease Self-Management Program
(CDSMP) based on a proven model developed by the Stanford
University Patient Education Research Center. Living Healthy is a six-week
workshop for adults with chronic conditions. Caregivers and loved ones are also
invited to attend. Workshops are offered in communities worldwide
to improve health and reduce hospitalizations. In fact, the Centers for Disease
Control (CDC) and the Administration on Aging have adopted the CDSMP model as an
effective, evidence-based program.

Parrish
Medical Center offers Living Healthy workshops at no cost and has two workshops
beginning in early 2011. One begins Monday, January 10
from noon to 2:30 p.m. and will continue each Monday through February 14.
Another begins Wednesday, February 16 from 9:30 a.m. to noon and will continue
each Wednesday through March 23. The workshops will be held at Parrish Medical
Center, 951 N. Washington Ave., Titusville.

Participants
will learn strategies and gain confidence in their ability to manage their
health. The workshops are led by two trained leaders, one or both of whom are
nonhealthcare professionals who themselves have a chronic health condition.
Subjects
covered will include:
Techniques
to deal with problems such as frustration, fatigue, pain and isolation
Appropriate
exercise for maintaining and improving strength, flexibility, and
endurance
Communicating
effectively with family, friends, and health
professionals
Nutrition,
problem solving and creating personal action plans.

In the U.S., 80 percent of seniors
live with at least one chronic condition and 50 percent have two or more chronic
health conditions such as diabetes, heart failure, asthma, arthritis, chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease, etc. “We have chosen to bring this evidence-based
Living Healthy program to our community because we have a higher population of
seniors across Brevard County. We want to empower people to be active managers
of their health and ultimately improve their quality of life,” says Lori
Duester, manager of Parrish Health Village program
development.
Parrish Medical Center
completed four Living Healthy workshops in 2010 and received encouraging
feedback from participants, such as: “The best class I have ever taken”; “By
attending this workshop I now have increased energy, exercise regularly, and
have a very positive feeling about myself regarding my health”; “I highly
recommend this workshop to anyone with chronic conditions…the workshop members
have moved forward with their personal health issues; it’s very rewarding to be
a part of this group.”

Take charge of your life and
register now. Space is limited and an RSVP is required. Call 321-268-6596 or
email Jenny.Evans@parrishmed.com.

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